Schedules for 19 - 25 January, 2019

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live - Jenny Mitchell (RNZ); 3:05 Fitz - The colonial adventures of James Edward Fitzgerald by Jenifer Roberts read by Owen Scott (4 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Arthur Tompkins - Art Crime (RNZ); 4:30 In The Balance (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

A Bit of a Spot, by David Hill, told by Kevin Keys & Jim Moriarty; Grandma Strikes Back, by Maggie Littleby, told by Alison Harper; Shopping at the Mall, by Janice Marriott, told by Guy Langford; Joe's Rugby Ball, by Doreen Blundell, told by Etenati Ete; The Flying Lady, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Anne Budd (RNZ)

Memorable scenes, people and places from the last year in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

A mixture of current affairs and feature interviews, until midday

An extended bulletin of Radio New Zealand news

Richard Scott hunts out the best podcasts from New Zealand and around the world to help you discover what to listen to next (RNZ)

(RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Bebel Gilberto (RNZ)

An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)

12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Compass (BBC); 1:05 Summer Science (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday (RNZ); 3:05 Fitz - The colonial adventures of James Edward Fitzgerald by Jenifer Roberts read by Owen Scott (5 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 CrowdScience (BBC); 5:10 Michael King's History of New Zealand (12 of 30, RNZ)

A Tale of a Tanuki, by David Somerset, told by Cathy Downes; Planet Quaid, by Kimiora Raerino, told by Kelly Tikao; The Tramp, by Anthony Holcroft, told by Dick Weir; The Dragon's Purpose, by Martin Baynton, told by Katherine Beasley; The Greedy Katipo, by Liebchen Tamahori, told by Victor Rodger; Ria the Wreckless Wrybill, by Jane Buxton, told by Moira Wairama (RNZ)

Investigations and journeys into the heart of global events from BBC correspondents (BBC)

A mixture of current affairs and feature interviews, until midday including:

9:30 Insight

Should te reo Maori be compulsory in schools? (RNZ)

An extended bulletin of Radio New Zealand news

Part 5 - Flesh is Weak, so Upgrade - We all only get one body, and that has to see us through our entire lives. The idea of failing health is a fear for the majority of people in the world. But is it inevitable? Can we upgrade our bodies? Aleks Krotoski and Ben Hammersley hear about advances in medicine and technology that might enhance our natural abilities, extend our lives or consign pain and infirmity to history (BBC)

From the world of Cinema

Memphis - In the final part of his series visiting places steeped in the history of American music, Jools follows the trail from Clarksdale to Memphis. He visits the project housing where Elvis Presley lived as a teenager and first played in public. Jools drops in on the renowned Royal Studios, goes to Aretha Franklin's birthplace, and finishes up at Stax Academy where students are schooled under the shadow of Otis Redding, Booker T and The MGs and the legendary Stax soul label (BBC)

3.04 Reading for Slaughter by Murray Reece:  A wannabe actor pulls out all the stops in an attempt to land a big TV job (RNZ)

3.44 Curtains by Catherine Bisley: Sally, a seventeen year old school girl struggling to come to terms with her mother’s choice in curtains and a ‘potentially’ major health issue (RNZ)

Reading for Slaughter by Murray Reece

A roundup of today's news and sport

Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world (BBC)

Memorable exchanges from the past year on RNZ National (RNZ)

Few albums convey a sense of place like True, the debut of Trinity Roots. In the final programme of this series, Nick Bollinger discusses how this recording became inseparable from its location (RNZ)

A crafted hour of ideas worth sharing presented by Guy Raz (NPR)

An evening of music and nostalgia (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A roundup of today's news and sport

Award-winning British writer Kate Atkinson discusses her celebrated novel Life After Life. In it Atkinson poses the question: What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? (BBC)

An hour of music that's "shaken, not stirred" every week from the Underground Martini Bunker at Kansas Public Radio (KPR)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Recipes from My French Kitchen by Allyson Gofton (4 of 5, RNZ); 1:05 Summer Science (RNZ); 2:30 New Horizons (RNZ); 3:05 Fitz - The colonial adventures of James Edward Fitzgerald by Jenifer Roberts read by Owen Scott (6 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Science in Action (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Tipface Bunyan By Suzie Pointon Gordon ‘Tipface’Bunyan is a hulk of a man with an unusual empathy for chickens (Part 1 of 5, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

An hour of drive-time news and current affairs

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Wairarapa's Mark Rogers presents a selection of old and new music - the very best in alt.country, Americana and blues (Arrow FM)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 Solving Alzheimer's #1 of 3 (BBC); 2:05 Music with Cerys Matthews (BBC); 3:05 Fitz - The colonial adventures of James Edward Fitzgerald by Jenifer Roberts read by Owen Scott (7 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 An author’s view (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Tipface Bunyan By Suzie Pointon Gordon ‘Tipface’Bunyan is a hulk of a man with an unusual empathy for chickens  (2 of 5, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

An hour of drive-time news and current affairs

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

Nick Bollinger reviews some of the latest music releases

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

A selection of documentaries, discussions and lectures of note from New Zealand and beyond

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots (RNZ)

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:05 Country Life Story (RNZ); 1:45 More or Less (BBC); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Fitz - The colonial adventures of James Edward Fitzgerald by Jenifer Roberts read by Owen Scott (8 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Eating fried chicken in the shower (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Tipface Bunyan By Suzie Pointon Gordon ‘Tipface’Bunyan is a hulk of a man with an unusual empathy for chickens (3 of 5, RNZ)

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Barefoot Years by Martin Edmond - A memoir in which the writer and poet attempts to re-inhabit the lost domain of childhood (3 of 5, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

An hour of drive-time news and current affairs

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

From the world of Cinema

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

Chance Meeting on Triton 9 by Justin Eade (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 The Thursday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 NZ Books (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Fitz - The colonial adventures of James Edward Fitzgerald by Jenifer Roberts read by Owen Scott (9 of 10, RNZ); 5:10 Witness  (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Tipface Bunyan By Suzie Pointon Gordon ‘Tipface’Bunyan is a hulk of a man with an unusual empathy for chickens (4 of 5, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

An hour of drive-time news and current affairs

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

With Music commentator and critic William Dart (RNZ)

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

Highlights from the world of science and the environment, with Alison Ballance (RNZ)

Richard Scott hunts out the best podcasts from New Zealand and around the world to help you discover what to listen to next (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Music, interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, career profiles, new, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales - with a focus on New Zealand/Aotearoa (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Discovery (RNZ); 1:05 The Friday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 Eyewitness (RNZ) 2:30 Friday Live (RNZ); 3:05 Fitz - The colonial adventures of James Edward Fitzgerald by Jenifer Roberts read by Owen Scott (10 of 10, RNZ) 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Tipface Bunyan By Suzie Pointon Gordon ‘Tipface’Bunyan is a hulk of a man with an unusual empathy for chickens (5 of 5, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

An hour of drive-time news and current affairs

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

(RNZ)

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Musical guests compile a C60 and talk us through their selections (RNZ)